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  • Title: Eosinophilic meningitis. An unusual cause of headache.
    Author: Pinn TG.
    Journal: Aust Fam Physician; 1999 Jul; 28(7):690-1. PubMed ID: 10431425.
    Abstract:
    Human parasitic infections are uncommon outside the tropical north but common in animals throughout Australia. The rat lung worm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, can invade the human brain to cause a chronic meningitis with prolonged headache. This condition can be diagnosed by finding a high eosinophil count in cerebrospinal fluid (CFS), the lumbar puncture also provides symptomatic relief. The outcome is usually benign but death has been reported.
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